Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 October 2014
45. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason an overpayment of child benefit occurred in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40751/14]
View answerIn accordance with Social Welfare legislation the person with whom a qualified child normally resides is qualified to receive child benefit in respect of that child.
The person concerned received child benefit for her daughter for a period when the child no longer resided with her. As a result, she was not entitled to payment for the period in question and a revised decision was made disallowing child benefit from August to October 2006. This resulted in an overpayment of €450.00 and the person concerned was notified of the decision and the overpayment amount in November 2006.
